"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing" Einstein

Friday, 17 October 2014

SQL Relay 2014 Bristol

This was the third 2014 event in the SQL Relay. SQl Relay Bristol was held on 15 October at Future Inns, Bristol.

The Microsoft keynote covered the question of where next
after big data. There is a driving force now focusing on data and data culture,
looking at how we can leverage an edge and be predictive. How can diverse data
be combined together with analytics and people at speed. The three areas

·Age of the Algorithm – Machine learning

·Age of Things

·Age of Intelligence –
Intelligent systems with ubiquitous computing

Microsoft shared details of a Data Insight Immersions event taking place
around the country, details of which can be found here - http://bit.ly/1waXnuD

This session on machine learning covered the resurgence in predictive analytics
highlighting the benefits for making a breakthrough in machine learning.The conceptual architecture, data science
process and data mining models used were introduced.The main thing to take away is that BI is
reactive whereas machine learning is predictive. The design environment is free
to use when you are not processing data. Training available free can be found